Architectural Design Intern

The Company 

SYSTRA delivers architecture, engineering, and construction and program management services to our clients that offer public transportation, public education, and public housing to our communities.

 

We partner with public transportation owners and operators of bridges, buses, commuter and intercity, high-speed, and light rail, mass rapid transit, and tunnels, helping them provide safe, efficient, and reliable public transportation. SYSTRA also serves public facility authorities that provide safe, attractive, and environmentally sound public schools and offer affordable housing to communities. Ranked 18th in US mass transit and rail design by Engineering News-Record (ENR), SYSTRA has been a trusted partner to public agencies and operators throughout the US since 1985 and employs nearly 200 personnel nationwide.

 

Part of SYSTRA Group, a world-leading engineering and consulting firm, SYSTRA is supported by 10,540 employees worldwide. Using a collaborative approach built on the firm’s value of Connected Teams, we provide our clients and partners access to the best skills worldwide via sharing information, tools, best practices, and processes.

 

We’re looking for a new Architectural Design Intern in our Architectural Design group to help drive the objectives and challenges our valued clients have trusted us to solve. 

 

As a SYSTRA US Architectural Design Intern, you will join a world-class team of high-performing engineers, designers, drafters and others who work collectively to ensure client projects continue to thrive while remaining on track and budget.  This is for the summer 2024 period and can have a flexible end or start date based on your educational requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support a variety of architectural tasks that will help you develop your technical, social and ethical skills
• Learn the day-to-day function and team interaction in the Architectural Design career path
• Assist with project research, field work and preliminary design
• Support preparation of final design plans
• Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation
• Complete training on assigned tasks
• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship

 

Does this seem like an opportunity that you can be all aboard with in your career?  Well, here’s a little more on the required experience we’re looking for in this new teammate.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Architectural Design undergraduate program
• Demonstrated interest in the architectural design field
• Strong graphic skills with ability to clearly convey design ideas and intent
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors and managers
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology and tools
• Ability to learn and adhere to workplace health, safety, drug/alcohol and harassment policies
• Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship
• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship opportunity and it will be based out of our Newark, NJ office

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus
• Familiarity with 3D modeling, rendering, presentation and design software such as: Revit, Sketchup, Enscape, Adobe Suite and Rhino
• Experience with various architectural design programs and software

 

SYSTRA USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law.        
 

Relocation or housing assistance is not available for this position and candidate must have authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.

 

Salary:  $25 per hour.